Colorado 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 19-246 — Public School Finance

Last action — Governor Signed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 16, 2019. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    5 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Financing for K-12 public schools - transfer to the state education fund - rural school funding - tier B special education funding - ninth grade success grant program - health and wellness through comprehensive physical education grant program - appropriation. The act increases the statewide base per pupil funding for the 2019-20 budget year by $182.76 to account for inflation, for a new statewide base per pupil funding of $6,951.53. The act also sets the minimum district total program funding for the 2019-20 budget year. The district total program funding reflects a $100 million reduction in the dollar amount of the budget stabilization factor over the prior budget year. In addition, the act: Amends the professional development and student support program (program) for English language learners and educators who work with English language learners to distribute money appropriated for the program's services and educator professional development activities proportionately, based on the level of English language proficiency of the students served by the program; For the 2019-20 budget year, distributes $20 million on a per pupil basis to large rural school districts and small rural school districts, including district charter schools and each institute charter school whose accounting district is a large or small rural school district. Large rural school districts share 55% of the appropriation, and small rural school districts share 45% of the appropriation. The act bases the distribution on a school district's funded pupil count for the 2018-19 budget year. The act specifies the intended uses of the money and requires each rural district that receives money to report to the department of education concerning the use of the money. Increases the amount of tier B special education funding by $22 million and allows the amount to be appropriated from the state education fund or the general fund; Transfers $40,326,896 from the general fund to the state education fund; Creates the ninth grade success grant program in the department of education to provide funding to local education providers and charter schools to implement a ninth grade success grant program. Grant recipients must use the money to implement a ninth grade success program that includes elements set forth in the act, including creating a cross-disciplinary success team of teachers and support staff, which includes mental health professionals or social workers. Creates the health and wellness through comprehensive quality physical education instruction pilot program in the department of education that awards 3-year pilot program grants to schools or school districts to implement comprehensive quality physical education instruction. The act specifies the necessary components of a the comprehensive quality physical education instruction. The department of education shall contract with a qualified evaluator to conduct a program evaluation of the pilot program. For the 2019-20 state fiscal year, the act appropriates: $22 million from the general fund to the department of education for tier B special education programs; In addition to funding appropriated through the annual general appropriation act, $7,633,721 and $2,509,623 is appropriated from the general fund to the department of education for the state share of district total program funding; $20 million from the general fund to the department of education for rural school funding; $800,000 from the general fund to the department of education for the ninth grade success grant program; $125,495 from the state education fund to the department of education to fund hold-harmless kindergarten; and $1,100,000 from the marijuana tax cash fund to the department of education for the health and wellness through comprehensive quality physical education instruction pilot program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

18 added · 25 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to SB 19-246 includes an increase in statewide base per pupil funding for the 2019-20 budget year by $182.76 to account for inflation. Additionally, it establishes minimum district total program funding for the same budget year, which incorporates a $102 million reduction in the budget stabilization factor. These changes outline the financial provisions for education funding in the specified budget year.

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First Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
19-1036.01 Brita Darling x2241 SENATE BILL 19-246 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Todd and Lundeen, Bridges, Cooke, Coram, Court, Crowder, Fields, Foote, Gardner, Ginal,Gonzales,Hill,Hisey,Lee,Marble,Moreno,Pettersen,Rodriguez,Sonnenberg,Story, Tate, Williams A., Winter, Woodward, Zenzinger HOUSE SPONSORSHIP McLachlan and Wilson, Senate Committees House Committees Education Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE FINANCING OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
19-1036.01 Brita Darling x2241 SENATE BILL 19-246 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Todd and Lundeen, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP McLachlan and Wilson, Senate Committees House Committees Education Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE FINANCING OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does d notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill d passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that e 9 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at E a 0 A U , http://leg.colorado.gov.) N i l S a p R A Section1ofthebillincreasesthestatewidebaseperpupilfunding r forthe2019-20budgetyearby$182.76toaccountforinflation,foranew 3 statewide base per pupil funding of $6,951.53.
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) Section1ofthebillincreasesthestatewidebaseperpupilfunding forthe2019-20budgetyearby$182.76toaccountforinflation,foranew statewide base per pupil funding of $6,951.53.
Section 2 sets the minimum district total program funding for the 2019-20 budget year.
Section 2 sets the minimum district total program funding for the g 2019-20 budget year.
The district total program funding reflects a $102 i a 9 million reduction in the dollar amount of the budget stabilization factor E R 0 T d , N 2 2 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
The district total program funding reflects a $102 d million reduction in the dollar amount of the budget stabilization factor e 1 T R 2 A nd 3 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor

  6. Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  7. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  8. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  9. House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  10. House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  11. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  12. House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  13. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  14. Introduced In House - Assigned to Education + Appropriations

  15. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  16. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  17. Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  18. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

Sponsors

  • Paul Lundeen · Primary
  • Nancy Todd · Primary
  • Barbara McLachlan · Primary
  • Lynda Zamora Wilson · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 97 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (97)

97 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PERM

Passed 64 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44000
Republican 6000
Democrat 14001
Total 64001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Arndt — Yea
Beckman — Yea
Buck — Yea
Carver — Yea
Esgar — Yea
Garnett — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Herod — Yea
Hooton — Yea
Humphrey — Yea
Kraft-Tharp — Yea
Landgraf — Yea
Lontine — Yea
McKean — Yea
Melton — Yea
Ransom — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sandridge — Yea
Singer — Yea
Will — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Yea
Buckner — Yea
Buentello — Yea
Caraveo — Yea
Galindo — Yea
Geitner — Yea
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Larson — Yea
McLachlan — Yea
Neville — Yea
Pelton — Yea
Tipper — Yea
Valdez A. — Yea
Becker — Yea
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Winkle — Yea
Williams D. — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Not Voting
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Yea

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AMD

Passed 64 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44000
Republican 6000
Democrat 14001
Total 64001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Arndt — Yea
Beckman — Yea
Buck — Yea
Carver — Yea
Esgar — Yea
Garnett — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Herod — Yea
Hooton — Yea
Humphrey — Yea
Kraft-Tharp — Yea
Landgraf — Yea
Lontine — Yea
McKean — Yea
Melton — Yea
Ransom — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sandridge — Yea
Singer — Yea
Will — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Yea
Buckner — Yea
Buentello — Yea
Caraveo — Yea
Galindo — Yea
Geitner — Yea
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Larson — Yea
McLachlan — Yea
Neville — Yea
Pelton — Yea
Tipper — Yea
Valdez A. — Yea
Becker — Yea
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Winkle — Yea
Williams D. — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Not Voting
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Yea

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CONCUR

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Unaffiliated 30000
Total 35000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Cooke — Yea
Coram — Yea
Crowder — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Fields — Yea
Foote — Yea
Ginal — Yea
Hill — Yea
Holbert — Yea
Lee — Yea
Lundeen — Yea
Marble — Yea
Moreno — Yea
Pettersen — Yea
Priola — Yea
Rankin — Yea
Scott — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Sonnenberg — Yea
Tate — Yea
Todd — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Court — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Hisey — Yea
Williams A. — Yea
Woodward — Yea
President — Yea
Winter F. — Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea

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COW *

Failed 16 Yea · 18 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 0500
Unaffiliated 161301
Total 161801
% of votes cast 46%51%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Cooke — Yea
Coram — Yea
Crowder — Yea
Donovan — Nay
Fenberg — Nay
Fields — Nay
Foote — Nay
Ginal — Nay
Hill — Yea
Holbert — Yea
Lee — Nay
Lundeen — Yea
Marble — Yea
Moreno — Not Voting
Pettersen — Nay
Priola — Yea
Rankin — Yea
Scott — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Sonnenberg — Yea
Tate — Yea
Todd — Nay
Zenzinger — Nay
Court — Nay
Gardner — Yea
Hisey — Yea
Williams A. — Nay
Woodward — Yea
President — Nay
Winter F. — Nay
Jeff Bridges Democrat Nay
Jessie Danielson Democrat Nay
Julie Gonzales Democrat Nay
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Nay
Tammy Story Democrat Nay

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BILL

Passed 64 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44000
Republican 6000
Democrat 14001
Total 64001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Arndt — Yea
Beckman — Yea
Buck — Yea
Carver — Yea
Esgar — Yea
Garnett — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Herod — Yea
Hooton — Yea
Humphrey — Yea
Kraft-Tharp — Yea
Landgraf — Yea
Lontine — Yea
McKean — Yea
Melton — Yea
Ransom — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sandridge — Yea
Singer — Yea
Will — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Yea
Buckner — Yea
Buentello — Yea
Caraveo — Yea
Galindo — Yea
Geitner — Yea
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Larson — Yea
McLachlan — Yea
Neville — Yea
Pelton — Yea
Tipper — Yea
Valdez A. — Yea
Becker — Yea
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Winkle — Yea
Williams D. — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Not Voting
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Yea

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REPASS

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Unaffiliated 30000
Total 35000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Cooke — Yea
Coram — Yea
Crowder — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Fields — Yea
Foote — Yea
Ginal — Yea
Hill — Yea
Holbert — Yea
Lee — Yea
Lundeen — Yea
Marble — Yea
Moreno — Yea
Pettersen — Yea
Priola — Yea
Rankin — Yea
Scott — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Sonnenberg — Yea
Todd — Yea
Tate — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Court — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Hisey — Yea
Williams A. — Yea
Woodward — Yea
President — Yea
Winter F. — Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea

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Subjects

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What does SB 19-246 do?
Financing for K-12 public schools - transfer to the state education fund - rural school funding - tier B special education funding - ninth grade success grant program - health and wellness through comprehensive physical education grant program - appropriation. The act increases the statewide base per pupil funding for the 2019-20 budget year by $182.76 to account for inflation, for a new statewide base per pupil funding of $6,951.53. The act also sets the minimum district total program funding for the 2019-20 budget year. The district total program funding reflects a $100 million reduction in the dollar amount of the budget stabilization factor over the prior budget year. In addition, the act: Amends the professional development and student support program (program) for English language learners and educators who work with English language learners to distribute money appropriated for the program's services and educator professional development activities proportionately, based on the level of English language proficiency of the students served by the program; For the 2019-20 budget year, distributes $20 million on a per pupil basis to large rural school districts and small rural school districts, including district charter schools and each institute charter school whose accounting district is a large or small rural school district. Large rural school districts share 55% of the appropriation, and small rural school districts share 45% of the appropriation. The act bases the distribution on a school district's funded pupil count for the 2018-19 budget year. The act specifies the intended uses of the money and requires each rural district that receives money to report to the department of education concerning the use of the money. Increases the amount of tier B special education funding by $22 million and allows the amount to be appropriated from the state education fund or the general fund; Transfers $40,326,896 from the general fund to the state education fund; Creates the ninth grade success grant program in the department of education to provide funding to local education providers and charter schools to implement a ninth grade success grant program. Grant recipients must use the money to implement a ninth grade success program that includes elements set forth in the act, including creating a cross-disciplinary success team of teachers and support staff, which includes mental health professionals or social workers. Creates the health and wellness through comprehensive quality physical education instruction pilot program in the department of education that awards 3-year pilot program grants to schools or school districts to implement comprehensive quality physical education instruction. The act specifies the necessary components of a the comprehensive quality physical education instruction. The department of education shall contract with a qualified evaluator to conduct a program evaluation of the pilot program. For the 2019-20 state fiscal year, the act appropriates: $22 million from the general fund to the department of education for tier B special education programs; In addition to funding appropriated through the annual general appropriation act, $7,633,721 and $2,509,623 is appropriated from the general fund to the department of education for the state share of district total program funding; $20 million from the general fund to the department of education for rural school funding; $800,000 from the general fund to the department of education for the ninth grade success grant program; $125,495 from the state education fund to the department of education to fund hold-harmless kindergarten; and $1,100,000 from the marijuana tax cash fund to the department of education for the health and wellness through comprehensive quality physical education instruction pilot program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Who sponsors SB 19-246?
SB 19-246 is sponsored by Paul Lundeen, Nancy Todd, Barbara McLachlan, and Lynda Zamora Wilson (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 19-246?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 16, 2019. Enacted.
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